Bounded by four of the five Great Lakes, plus Lake Saint Clair, Michigan has the longest freshwater shoreline in
the world. In 2005, Michigan ranked third for the number of registered recreational boats, behind California and
Florida. A person in Michigan is never more than 85 miles (137 km) from open Great Lakes water and is never more
than six miles (10 km) from a natural water source. The Great Lakes that border Michigan from east to west are Lake
Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan and Lake Superior.

Michigan is the only state to consist entirely of two peninsulas. The Lower Peninsula of Michigan, to which the
name Michigan was originally applied, is sometimes dubbed "the mitten," owing to its shape. When asked where in
Michigan one comes from, a resident of the Lower Peninsula may often point to the corresponding part of his or her
hand. The Upper Peninsula (often referred to as The U.P.) is separated from the Lower Peninsula by the Straits of
Mackinac, a five-mile-wide (8 km) channel that joins Lake Huron to Lake Michigan. The Upper Peninsula (whose
residents are often called "Yoopers") is economically important for tourism and natural resources.

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